Oil and gas cover undermining climate efforts, says Insure Our Future as it scores insurers' climate policies
The global insurance industry is undermining efforts to meet climate targets by continuing to insure and invest in oil and gas production, the Insure Our Future campaign has said.
The campaign highlighted a dearth of insurers that have to date adopted policies to stop underwriting new oil and gas projects compared to other fossil fuel projects.
While 35 insurers have withdrawn
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